The Full East Bay Experience

My client Sue is in the process of relocating to Oakland from San Francisco.  As part of my service I planned a mini fieldtrip, a little house hunting and alittle East Bay culture.   On one of our outings we found ourselves trailing around Emeryville.  As we drove by Pixar and visited a townhouse near Powell Street, I made a detour to Charles Chocolates.  Chocolatier Chuck  Siegel  is nationally renown for his confections and has set up shop on Hollis and 65th Street in Emeryville. (Formerly Andronicos)  Recently Chuck started baking morning pastries and opened an espresso bar featuring Blue Bottle Coffee, making Charles Chocolate the perfect place for a decadent pick me up.  I had a chocolate scone that was baked in house that morning and a latte; both were wonderful.  (...and I am picky.)  The espresso bar opens at 8:00 a.m and is the perfect spot for the loft and condo residents and surrounding businesses to patronize.  Visit Charles Chocolates at 6529 Hollis Street in Emeryville or CharlesChocolates.com